[tcb] Re: Bulli Gras
- From: Steve Chamberlain <steveraychamberlain@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Steven Nelson <senelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dale Shick-Heath <ds-h@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2012 08:51:35 -0600
Funny you should ask Sammie, Sharon and I were just discussing the parades
so I got on TCB and there is your inquire. Last year we participated in the
Yaga Parade along with Paul & Julie (I think) and it was a blast. The guy
even invited us back again.
So I am contacting him to reserve a spot and get all the details. Anyone
interested please let me know so that we can plan. You will need
decorations, lights and at least one box of beads per person. We can get
the beads wholesale at a reasonable price. There are several parades so if
the Yaga parade is not the weekend we plan to be there I will check on some
others. Let me know if there is any interest.
On Sun, Dec 30, 2012 at 6:44 AM, Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Yes, it will be happening. Shirley reserved the sites. Here is the info
> I posted on the VW sites:
>
> Bulli Gras will be happening February 1st - 3rd at Galveston Island State
> Park. In case you have never been before this is a campout held during one
> of the Mardi Gras weekends. Some folks just hang at the beach and other go
> into town and enjoy the parades and the mayhem. The sites cost $25 per
> night plus the park has a per person day use fee as well. (I believe the
> day use fee is $5 per person per day unless somebody in your vehicle has a
> Texas State Park Pass and then this fee is waived for everyone in the
> vehicle.) We usually have 2 Buses per site. We have 10 sites reserved. If
> we have more than 20 Buses then we can add a third Bus to each site for an
> additional $5 per night. Traditionally many of us go out for dinner at
> Shrimp 'N Stuff on Friday night and on Saturday we have a shrimp boil at
> the campground where everyone that wants to eat chips in $5. I am not in
> charge of this happening this year, Shirley is. If you want to reserve a
> spot you must contact Shirley at vwbuslady@xxxxxxxxxxxxx . Just to make
> this clear, most people will be camping on Friday and Saturday nights and
> heading home on Sunday so those are the nights we have the reservations
> for. A few of us may get there on Thursday and a few may stay Sunday night
> as well and getting sites for those nights should not be difficult. There
> is a gate that gets locked at night, if you will be arriving late you can
> call the park earlier in the day and ask for the code. The park phone
> number is 409-737-1222 . Or if you know somebody who is already there at
> the park, you can call them and get the gate code. Just a heads up, this
> park was devastated by Hurricane Ike years ago and has yet to completely
> recover. There are three camping loops on the Gulf side. Only two of these
> loops have restrooms and showers. We will do our best to get our sites all
> together in one of the loops with the restrooms and showers. If we end up
> at the less desirable loop then it is a medium walk or really short drive
> to the facilities. This gathering is renowned for its inclement weather
> and despite this we go back year after year and enjoy ourselves. Don't be
> scared.And it is called BULLI Gras and I used the words Bus and Buses in
> the info above but please know that our other VW friends are welcome too.
>
> On Dec 30, 2012, at 4:56 AM, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> Does anyone have a date for Bulli Gras this year? Or, are we going to do
> it? Haven't heard anyone talking about it, and it is only about 5 weeks
> away.
>
>
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